noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An instance of using a club. countable

   "There was an outbreak of near-fatal clubbings in that area."

2. 2
   a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease wordnet
3. 3
   A thickening of the ends of fingers and toes. countable
4. 4
   The practice of frequenting nightclubs. uncountable

   "We're going clubbing tonight."

5. 5
   The development of clubroot in a plant. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of club form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

batterybeatingclobbercorporal punishmentflagellationlacing

Example

More examples

"Alana and Nila went clubbing the other day."

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